Sundance Horror Breakdown: Motherhood Looms Large Over a Crop of Ambitious Indies

Spoiler alert: Plot points from “Infinity Pool” are discussed below. One of the most indelible images from Sundance 2023 came at the end of Brandon Cronenberg’s luxury-vacation-gone-wrong film “Infinity Pool.” The protagonist, James (Alexander Skarsgård), is bruised and battered, physically and emotionally, after killing a feral clone of himself with his bare hands. The mysterious Gabi (Mia Goth) reveals one of her breasts, covers it with the blood of the killed clone, and invites James to nurse from her, his hulking body curled on her lap like a child. It was clear that most of the indie filmmakers who debuted… Read Full Article